Make income-churning ventures your next focus, Bidayuhs called
KUCHING: The Bidayuh community’s next focus area needs to be on income-generating activities, says Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) president Datu Ik Pahon Joyik.
He pointed out this was because almost 100 per cent of Bidayuh areas were already accessible by road and they were able to enjoy most of the basic utilities.
“We should leverage on our proximity to Kuching city to provide for food products and skills to drive the economic sectors.
“Our idle land should be transformed into commercial agriculture areas with private partners on a win-win situation and leveraging on digital technology in line with Sarawak Post Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 Plan,” he said.
Ik Pahon, who is also Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency chief executive officer, highlighted this when officiating at the DBNA Bau branch’s triennial general meeting (TGM) last Saturday.
It is known that all DBNA branches are holding their respective TGMs in line with the association’s triennial general assembly (TGA) scheduled for May this year.
Apart from Bau, the other branches that have already held their TGMs are Kuching Urban, Simanggang, Serapi, Bung Sadong and Mukah.
Other branches; namely Women, Serian, Padawan, Bintulu and Sibu will hold their TGM this Saturday, while Samarahan, Kapit and Siburan branches will have theirs on Sunday.
DBNA Sarikei will hold its TGM on March 22, while DBNA Lundu and DBAN Miri will hold theirs on March 25, and DBAN Penrissen on March 26.
Kuching Tengah, Klang Valley and Limbang branches are scheduled to hold their TGMs soon.